The Lakshadweep Information Technology Services Society was started in Lakshadweep on 5th June 1999 to assist the IT department in the implementation of the IT policy declared by Government of India and Administration of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, initiate efforts at e-Governance by providing effective and citizen friendly government interfaces, promotion of the Union Territory as an IT destination for industries and use of ICT as a tool to upgrade the standard of living of people in all walks of life, shall be carried out by the proposed Society. The Society is registered under the Societies Registration Act of 1860.